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Becomes Less Active Crossword Clue

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199%4Exact Match!
239%10Becomes less active during colder months
339%12Becomes less active in colder temperatures

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We think the answer is "EBBS" which means:

    noun
  • • A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
  • • The outward flow of the tide
  • verb
  • • Flow back or recede
  • • Hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
  • • Fall away or decline

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The tide ebbs twice a day."
  • • "My enthusiasm for the project ebbs and flows."

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New York Times02 May 2003 Across 60
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